International

April 6, 2025 1:29 PM April 6, 2025 1:29 PM

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US starts collecting President Trump’s new 10% tariff on all imports

The United States customs agents have begun collecting President Donald Trump's unilateral 10 per cent tariff on all imports from many countries. The initial ten per cent baseline tariff paid by U.S. importers took effect at U.S. seaports, airports and customs warehouses from Saturday midnight. Amon...

April 5, 2025 8:51 PM April 5, 2025 8:51 PM

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Danish PM Urges Unity With Greenland Amid Rising US Pressure

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for unity between Denmark and Greenland in response to growing pressure from the United States, emphasising that the two parts of the Kingdom must remain closely aligned to safeguard their shared interests. She made the remarks in an interview durin...

April 5, 2025 8:22 PM April 5, 2025 8:22 PM

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Iran’s President Sacks VP Shahram Dabiri Over Extravagant South Pole Trip

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian today removed his Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs, Shahram Dabiri, over his extravagant trip to the South Pole during the Nowruz (Persian New Year) holidays. In a communique issued to Dabiri, President Pezeshkian said that after reviewing a report on Dabir...

April 5, 2025 4:45 PM April 5, 2025 4:45 PM

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Myanmar Clears 1.8 Lakh Rohingyas for Repatriation from Bangladesh

Myanmar authorities have confirmed to Bangladesh that out of a list of 800,000 Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, they have identified 180,000 Rohingyas eligible for return to Myanmar.   The original list was provided by Bangladesh in six batches during 2018-20, reads a statement from the Chief Advi...

April 5, 2025 3:20 PM April 5, 2025 3:20 PM

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Global economists warn of U.S. recession post President Trump’s Tariff moves

Global brokerages and economists have warned of an impending US recession after factoring in the impact of reciprocal tariffs announced by the Donald Trump administration.   JP Morgan Chase & Co expect real GDP to contract under the weight of the tariffs, and for the full year they look for real...

April 4, 2025 9:06 PM April 4, 2025 9:06 PM

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Bangladesh assumes Chairmanship of BIMSTEC for next two years

Bangladesh on Friday assumed the chairmanship of the regional grouping - Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) - for the next two years. Upon receiving the Chairmanship from the Prime Minister of Thailand, Chief Adviser of Interim Government of Bang...

April 4, 2025 8:46 PM April 4, 2025 8:46 PM

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President Murmu on state visit to Portugal & Slovakia from 7th to 10th April

President  Droupadi Murmu will embark on State Visits to Portugal and Slovakia from April 7-10, 2025. MEA's Secretary (West), Tanmaya Lal,  informed today while interacting with the media that President will meet and hold delegation-level talks with her Portuguese counterpart, President Marcelo Rebe...

April 4, 2025 7:44 PM April 4, 2025 7:44 PM

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China retaliates by announcing 34 % additional tariffs on US goods

China announced additional tariffs of 34 per cent on U.S. goods today, the most serious escalation in a trade war with US President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession. In the standoff between the world's top two economies, China also announced controls on exports of some rare earth eleme...

April 4, 2025 5:16 PM April 4, 2025 5:16 PM

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S Korea to maintain robust readiness against N Korean possible provocations

South Korean acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho today urged the military to establish a robust readiness posture against possible North Korean provocations following the Constitutional Court's ruling that ousted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kim convened a meeting of key commanders following t...